Gréngewald Hueschtert edged AS Soleuvre 72-67 in a tight M-U22 N2 qualifier in Zolwer, completing a 2-0 sweep of the matchup after the 93-78 win in the first meeting. The visitors stay perfect atop the table (9-0), while Soleuvre remain second (6-2).
The game swung early. Gréngewald built a 6-15 lead in the first quarter, but an unsportsmanlike foul on Kian Wensveen Grou triggered momentum for the hosts: Sandro Sanches Gomes Junior strung together four straight free throws and Cyprien Brochot-Carric (19, FRA) hit from deep to tie at 15-15. Soleuvre went to halftime up 34-32 after a 26-20 stretch capped by efficient touches from Ibrahim Hasic (Season PPG: 18.8).
The third quarter was a constant trade of blows, highlighted by threes from Sanches Gomes Junior (21, Forward/Center, PRT) and Sandro Romao Sanches Gomes Barros (Season PPG: 5.5), and inside replies from Wensveen. Tied at 54-54 after three, Soleuvre opened the fourth with a 7-0 run to 61-56 and later 63-58.
Gréngewald's response decided it. A 9-2 burst flipped the score to 63-65, and after a brief 67-65 Soleuvre edge, Lex Bauer (Season PPG: 16.25) delivered four unanswered points free throw, layup, free throw to put Gréngewald ahead for good. Max Frederik Hessz (21, 1.88m, DEU) added a foul shot and Wensveen sealed it at 67-72. Bauer finished with 23 (matching his season high), Sam Urwald (Season PPG: 28.29) added 19 with timely threes, and Wensveen 16.
Soleuvre's leaders were Sanches Gomes Junior with 21, Hasic 11 and Brochot-Carric 11. Captain Mathys Ntemo helped spark a third-quarter push, while David-Andrei Cojanu's fourth-quarter points briefly steadied the hosts. Gréngewald coach Yannick Julien's group closed with a 7-0 run; Hervé Marie-Rose's team had its chances after leading by five in the final period. Gréngewald have now won nine straight to start the campaign.
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